A Third Through 2021, Here Are the Developments in Disability Law and Regulation to Watch
By Rick Hoel
Published April 12, 2021
It is perhaps fitting that having recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), the issue of disability rights has also assumed a much more prominent role in today’s 24-hour news cycle. The challenges we face today are universally linked to the impact on people with disabilities, as shown daily in Accessibility News BrieflyTM.
The growing prominence of disability issues in our day to day lives is reflected in our political and government worlds as well. We witnessed in our most recent election cycle a greater focus on the rights of people with disabilities than ever before. Then President-Elect Biden made specific mention of people with disabilities in his election victory speech stating that “we must make the promise of the country real for everybody — no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their identity or their disability.”